ok guys i have this nice little clicking/grinding noise going on with my truck....some people seem to think its in my front differential... so my next day off(tuesday) i am going to tear apart my diff but i need to know what all goes along with this...

thank to superlift i will be taking practically my entire front suspension apart just to get to it...

now what i need to know is 1...how to take it apart and 2....how to put it back together...

I wouldn't reccommend doing a job like this on your own. There are certain tools needed to properly install the differential and the gears. Aside from the tools you also need the knowledge and experience in installing gears and differentials. The easiest thing to do would be rip the whole front axle out of the truck and see whats wrong with it and go from there. If is something major just drop off the axle at a shop and have them do the rest of the work! Just my .02!

well thanks for the opinions guys but both of my cvs are brand new.... yes just got replaced and everything....so im thinking its somewhere inside the diff. i know about the suspension and everything so no problems there.... i just need some info on the diff if anyone can help me out...

well thanks for the opinions guys but both of my cvs are brand new.... yes just got replaced and everything....so im thinking its somewhere inside the diff. i know about the suspension and everything so no problems there.... i just need some info on the diff if anyone can help me out...

The info you need to know is the front differential is not a simple thing. It requires certain tools you probably don't have and an experienced person to teach you or do it. I'd try googling "replace front gears" or something.

guys...youd be surprised about the tools i have access to and the people i have access to. i will ot be dropping it off at a shop because most places want about $80 an hour just to tear into it... i guess i wont find help from anyone on here so i guess i will be on my own to find the information....

what exactly are you looking for, specs? diagrams? good luck? and as long as you dont go replacing anything, you dont need to worry about all the shims and crap, just make sure you put em back in the same order

you may not have to take it all apart[suspension], but like on mine it would probably make it 10x easier

guys...youd be surprised about the tools i have access to and the people i have access to. i will ot be dropping it off at a shop because most places want about $80 an hour just to tear into it... i guess i wont find help from anyone on here so i guess i will be on my own to find the information....

I don't see why you're getting pissy. If you have people who know, shouldn't they be your first source?

what exactly are you looking for, specs? diagrams? good luck? and as long as you dont go replacing anything, you dont need to worry about all the shims and crap, just make sure you put em back in the same order

After looking over the ford service manual i still think that is a job id never try myself. I guess to me its just one of those things that i would drop of at the shop to get done so that i know its done right. If thats something you can do yourself then your the s**t!